street art as a Financial Asset

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This blog will pay for itself by offering an open forum to share ideas, opinions, resources and opportunities. I have created a forum (on the right sidebar) that will allow you to comment and engage with other readers.

A focus of this site is the idea of Street Art as a Financial Asset. What does that mean? How can it be valued? How do we increase its value, or even better – create new Street Art?

Street Art has exploded in popularity in the past few years. There are numerous books, blogs and websites dedicated to the subject. It is now considered high art by collectors who clamour to buy works from Banksy, Shepard Fairey and other “street artists.”

This blog’s mission is to educate readers on the value of street art and how we can increase its value.*

The street art market is a bit of a mystery. There are hardly any reliable statistics available; everyone who might have information about street art sales is trying to sell you something; and there is no consensus about what street art is or how it should be valued.

So I am starting this blog in the hope that I can help shed some light on this market by sharing my experiences and observations as an artist in the streets. I will mostly be writing about the NYC street art scene, but as I will share my experience traveling around the world for painting, I hope that it can also give some insight into what is happening in other urban areas such as London, Paris, Berlin and Tokyo.

This blog is open to any conversation about street art and the value of its pieces. Feel free to leave comments and start discussions. If you want to learn more about me please check out www.nicolasvuillard.com or send me an email at nicolas@streetartfinancialadvisors.com

In the last 10-15 years, street art has been a growing phenomenon as more people are looking to invest in the culture. Street art has been around for hundreds of years, but it is only recently that it has started being considered an investment.

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Although there are many different factors to take into account when considering the value of street art, there are a few key things to keep in mind. The most important thing to understand is that street art is not an investment unless you put it into a collection and sell it. It can be considered an investment in the sense that if you see something that you like and you want to buy it (which will require great effort as most street artists do not want their work sold), then your return on investment would be the amount you paid for it minus what you sell it for.

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Written by: Stuart Dacey

We know that street art is rising in value, but we don’t know how to evaluate and price street art. Here are some of the problems with valuing street art:

1. Valuation of a work of art generally tries to estimate what someone else would pay for it, but not every person who would like a particular piece will want to bid on it, because of the investment required. For example, if you have a painting on your wall you value at $100,000 and an art collector comes along who loves it and would be willing to pay $150,000 for it, but will only do it if he can get a loan from the gallery, you haven’t made any money because you can’t sell it. You would have made a profit if someone was willing to buy it for $100,000 and he was willing to sell it for $150,000. In other words, the first piece sold must be marked up 100% to account for investors’ time and risk.

2. The market is opaque; there’s no central exchange where all the works are listed that are currently available. They are sold by galleries or by artists directly or through websites like eBay or ArtNet or Craigslist.

3. The artist may hold back some works

Street Art or Street Trash?

With the increase in popularity of street art and an emerging market for collectible art, a new problem has arisen: that of counterfeits. In order to help collectors determine the authenticity of their street art, we have developed the Provenance Index. With this system, you can verify your work on our website, which will be updated with information about the history of a particular piece, such as where it was found and by whom. Our goal is to list every single piece of street art ever created and to update this information as pieces come to light.

The Provenance Index will also allow us to keep track of the street art that has been destroyed or damaged beyond repair. For example, if a mural painted on a building over ten years ago is now being demolished, we can make sure that this information is listed. As an emerging market for collectibles develops, collectors will want to know exactly how old their street art is so that they can establish its provenance and value.

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The “street art” movement has been around for a while. It is often referred to as graffiti and taggers are called vandals and criminals. Many cities have passed “anti-graffiti” laws to curb the activity, and some states have instituted fines for individuals who commit acts of graffiti. Though many people in cities hate street art, others appreciate it as a form of free expression.

The value of street art can be measured by the recent sale of a Banksy work entitled “Keep It Spotless.” This work was created on the wall of a bridge underpass in London, England and sold in 2007 for $1 million USD. The buyer of the Banksy was later revealed to be the owner of a hotel in Dubai where he placed it on display. The work is now insured for more than $2 million USD.

Some critics claim that the street art movement is dying due to an increase in anti-graffiti laws and the threat of jail time or fines if caught committing acts of graffiti. However, these claims are refuted by the fact that there are still thousands of active street artists worldwide, and demand for their works continues to grow. There is even evidence suggesting that the movement is growing stronger with each passing year as more people begin to appreciate its cultural

Street art is a form of artistic expression that has been used to convey political or social statements. Street artists use public spaces as their canvas and are not constrained by the traditional rules of art and design.

Tagging is a modern form of graffiti that uses simple lettering to communicate a message. Tags are more stylized than throw-ups, but less so than pieces. Tagging is often inscribed with a crew name, and is used to mark territory or spread awareness of the crew’s presence in an area. Tags can be executed with spray paint or markers.

Street art includes murals, stickers, stencils, wheatpastes and other forms. Street art can be controversial because it is often done illegally and it may damage property.’

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